https://www.thespruce.com/red-throated-loon-386371

Scientific:
Gavia stellata

Order:
Gaviiformes
Family:
Gaviidae
Genus:
Gavia

Common Name: Red-Throated Loon, Red-Throated Diver, Pegging-Awl Loon, Cape Drake, Cape Racer, Sprat Loon, Spratoon, Little Loon

Danish :  Rødstrubet Lom

Greenlandic : Koksau, Qarssaq

Length: 20.9-27.2 in (53-69 cm)

Weight: 35.3-95.2 oz (1000-2700 g)

Wingspan: 39.4-47.2 in (100-120 cm)

Terje Kolaas, XC383624. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/383624.

References

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Gavia stellata. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=6C50988A5445ED76

Carboneras, C., Christie, D.A. & Garcia, E.F.J. (2018). Common Loon (Gavia immer). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/52475 on 6 April 2018).

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Loon/id

Scientific:
Gavia immer

Order:
Gaviiformes
Family:
Gaviidae
Genus:
Gavia

English: Great Northern Loon, Great Northern Divers

Danish : Islom

Greenlandic : Tudlik, Tulik

Length: 26.0-35.8 in (66-91 cm)

Weight: 88.2-215.2 oz (2500-6100 g)

Wingspan: 40.9-51.6 in (104-131 cm)

Fernand DEROUSSEN, XC138264. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/138264.

References

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018)   Gavia immer. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=7E02237895784E9A

Evers, David C., James D. Paruk, Judith W. McIntyre and Jack F. Barr. 2010. Great Northern Loon (Gavia immer), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

http://ninnescahlife.wichita.edu/node/639

Scientific:

Anser caerulescens atlanticus

Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Anser

Danish:  Snegås

Greenland: Kangoq

Length: 27.2-32.7 in (69-83 cm)

Weight: 56.4-116.4 oz (1600-3300 g)

Wingspan: 54.3 in (138 cm)

Fun Fact : Snow Geese are possibly the noisiest of all waterfowl.

Thomas Magarian, XC393000. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/393000

References

http://ninnescahlife.wichita.edu/node/639

https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=A142422EB00A7070

Mowbray, Thomas B., Fred Cooke and Barbara Ganter. 2000. Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

https://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2010/02/18/beyond-bounds-ruddy-turnstone/

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Scolopacidae
Genus:
Arenaria

Danish:  Stenvender

Greenlandic: Taliffak, Tellevak

Length: 8.3-6.3 in (21-16 cm)

Weight: 3.0-6.7 oz (84-190 g)

Wingspan: 19.7-22.4 in (50-57 cm)

Patrik Åberg, XC406195. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/406195

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018) Arenaria interpres. Downloaded from https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=DC3050A9771F2CE9

BirdLife International (2018) Species factsheet: Arenaria interpres. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/04/2018

Johnsgard, P. A. 1981. The plovers, sandpipers and snipes of the world. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, U.S.A. and London.

Nettleship, David N. 2000. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

http://www.utahbirds.org/birdsofutah/ProfilesD-K/HarlequinDuck.htm

Scientific:
Histrionicus histrionicus

Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Histrioncius

Danish: Strømand

Greenlandic: None

Length: 13.0-21.3 in (33-54 cm)

Weight: 17.6-25.6 oz (500-726 g)

Wingspan: 22.1-26.0 in (56-66 cm)

Fun fact: The Harlequin Ducks nickname is the sea mouse due to it’s mouse sounding chirps.

Ian Cruickshank, XC160185. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/160185

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018)  Histrionicus histrionics.

Dunn, Jon L, and Jonathan Alderfer. Field Guide to Birds of North America. National Geographic, 2000.

Robertson, Gregory J. and R. Ian Goudie. 1999. Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ivory_Gull/id

Scientific:
Pagophila eburnea

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Pagophila

Danish: Ismåge

Greenlandic: Naajavaarsuk

Length: 15.8-16.9 in (40-43 cm)

Weight: 15.8-24.2 oz (448-687 g)

Wingspan: 42.5-47.2 in (108-120 cm)

Description

• Medium-sized gull.
• Pure white.
• Black eyes.
• Black legs and feet.
• Small bill bluish at base, turning grayish green, with yellow or red tip.

Is a resident and breeds in South West Coast of Greenland.

Concern : The Ivory Gull is on the 2014 State of the Birds Watch List.

Claire Mazard, XC284132. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/284132

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Pagophila eburnea. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=FED91A1F00C4E67C.

North American Bird Conservation Initiative. 2014. The State of the Birds 2014 Report. US Department of Interior, Washington, DC, USA.

https://birdsna.org/Species-Account/bna/species/blkgui/introduction

Scientific:
Cepphus grylle ultimus

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Alcidae
Genus:
Cepphus

Danish: Gejrfugl, Tejst

Greenlandic: Serfaq

Length : 11.8-12.6 in (30-32 cm)

Weight : 11.3-17.1 oz (320-485 g)

Wingspan : 20.5-22.8 in (52-58 cm)

Fun Fact : The oldest Black Guillemot recorded was over 27 years old when it was recaptured and rereleased during banding operations in Alaska.

Fernand DEROUSSEN, XC135860. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/135860

References:

AviBase The World Bird Dataset (2018) Cepphus grille ultimus. Collected April 2, 2018.

Butler, Ronald G. and Daniel E. Buckley. 2002. Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

http://www.nhptv.org/wild/glaucousgull.asp

Scientific:
Larus hyperboreus

Order:
Charadriiformes
Family:
Laridae
Genus:
Larus

Danish: Gråmåge

Greenlandic: Naaja, Naajarujussuaq, Nowyah

Length: 26.8 in (68 cm)

Weight: 44.1-95.2 oz (1250-2700 g)

Wingspan: 58.7-71.7 in (149-182 cm)

Stein Ø. Nilsen, XC180421. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/180421

References:

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018)  Larus hyperborean.

BirdLife International (2018) Species factsheet: Larus hyperboreus.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

Weiser, Emily and H. Grant Gilchrist. 2012. Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/birds/anseriformes/Anser%20albifrons/index.htm

Scientific:
Anser albifrons flavirostris

Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Anser

Danish: Blisgås

Greenlandic: Nerleq

Length: 25.2-31.9 in (64-81 cm)

Weight: 68.8-116.8 oz (1951-3311 g)

Wingspan: 53.1 in (135 cm)

Annette Hamann, XC405451. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/405451

References:

Avibird The World Bird Database. Anser albifrons flavirostris. 2108

Ely, Craig R. and A. X. Dzubin. 1994. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

http://brucemactavish1.blogspot.com/2013/04/checking-in-on-pink-footed-goose.html

Also know as the Taiga Bean and Tundra Goose

Scientific:
Anser fabalis

Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Anser

Danish:  Kortnæbbet Gås

Greenlandic: None

Length: 60-76cm

Wingspan: 135-160cm

Weight: 2.2-2.7kg

Tim Jones, XC386993. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/386993

Avibase The World Bird Database. Anser fabalis. 2018.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Pink Footed Goose. 2018
Read more at https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/pink-footed-goose#LH3UXS0BKeBWr748.99